Casa Grande, Fountain Hills Set March, April Candidate Deadlines | The Locally Times
Casa Grande's March 23 candidate filing deadline is weeks before Fountain Hills' April 6 cutoff, while Litchfield Park has not published its deadline.
Prospective candidates for 2026 local elections in Litchfield Park, Fountain Hills, and Casa Grande face different deadlines and levels of public information. Casa Grande’s candidate filing closes in March, while Fountain Hills’ extends to April. Public records for Litchfield Park do not yet specify a filing deadline. The election will decide the town's Mayor, who serves a two-year term, and three Councilmembers, who serve four-year terms. The candidate filing period began on March 7 and concludes at 5:00 p.m. on April 6, 2026. Fountain Hills requires candidates to submit all paperwork in person to the Town Clerk’s Office, as electronic submissions are not accepted. The town’s public notice lists prerequisites for candidacy, including the submission of a Statement of Interest and a financial disclosure statement before collecting petition signatures. To qualify, candidates must be at least 18 years old, a qualified elector, and have resided in Fountain Hills for at least one year before the election. The notice also states that if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the primary, a runoff election will occur on November 3, 2026. ## Casa Grande Primary Scheduled for July In contrast to the August dates in other communities, the City of Casa Grande will hold its Primary Election on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The document does not specify the term lengths for these positions. Nomination packets must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026. The city also published voter registration deadlines of June 22 for the primary and October 5 for the general election. The city’s election notice states that any candidate who receives a majority of all votes cast in the July primary will be declared elected without needing to run in the November general election. ## Key Election Details for Litchfield Park Not Publicly Available Records from the City of Litchfield Park confirm its Primary Election will take place on August 4, 2026, the same day as the Fountain Hills primary. A public notice states that candidate packets are now available for prospective candidates. However, public records from Litchfield Park do not specify the candidate filing deadline. The documents also do not list which offices are up for election, the length of their terms, or the specific qualifications required for candidates, such as age or residency.